“At the request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel today approved the use of a vacant dormitory at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland to serve as a temporary housing facility for unaccompanied alien children under Health and Human Services’ care’, according to the DOD. Pictured here: Dorm at Lackland.
On May 16, 2014 Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby provided the following statement regarding DOD support of a request for assistance from the Health and Human Services Department:
“At the request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel today approved the use of a vacant dormitory at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland to serve as a temporary housing facility for unaccompanied alien children under Health and Human Services’ care.
Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will temporarily house up to 1,000 minors identified by the Department of Homeland Security in the facility on a reimbursable basis for up to 120 days, where the children will remain under the supervision and care of ACF program grantees.
The Secretary was pleased to be able to assist in this manner. It’s another example of the department’s ability to respond rapidly to requests in support of federal partners.
For more information on this program, please contact Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families Public Affairs at 202-401-9215.”
Source: DOD http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=16710
We called the Pentagon to ask about the cost associated with the care and support of unaccompanied alien children under HHS care and officials refused to provide that information.
Lackland Air Force Base (IATA: SKF, ICAO: KSKF, FAA LID: SKF) is a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC). Lackland AFB is part of Joint Base San Antonio, an amalgamation of the United States Army Fort Sam Houston, the United States Air Force Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base, which were merged on 1 October 2010.